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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Digital Well-being

Background:

  • Social media is integral to daily life, fulfilling personal and social needs.
  • Excessive social media use can lead to behavioral addiction and problematic attachment.
  • Existing tools for behavior change lack personalization for individual user needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop behavioral archetypes for social media users with problematic attachment.
  • To facilitate the design of personalized behavior change tools.
  • To address the gap in understanding user variability in social media addiction.

Main Methods:

  • A four-phase qualitative study was conducted.
  • The diary study method was employed in initial, refinement, and confirmation stages.
  • Focus on enhancing ecological validity in understanding user behavior.

Main Results:

  • Five distinct behavioral archetypes of social media users were developed.
  • These archetypes characterize differences in problematic social media attachment.
  • Archetypes provide a framework for understanding user needs and profiles.

Conclusions:

  • The developed archetypes can guide the design of tailored interventions.
  • Personalized behavior change tools can be more effective in combating problematic social media use.
  • This research offers a novel approach to addressing social media addiction through user-centered design.